SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES
School of Life Sciences
Dr. Jean Cletus
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| Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
| Nature of Employment | : | Regular |
| Date of Joining | : | 29/08/2023 |
| Qualification | : | MSc, NET, Ph.D. |
| Phone | : | 9526890560 |
| Email ID | : | jeancletus@crescent.education |
| Google Scholar link | : | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Xc5keHUAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Scopus Link | : | https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=25721554700 |
| Orcid Id | : | https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0231-048X |
Educational Background
- Ph.D Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry, India, 2013
- M.Sc. Biotechnology K.S.R. College of Technology, Namakkal, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India, 2006
- B Sc. Chemistry Fatima Mata National College, Kollam University of Kerala, Kerala, India, 2001
Teaching and Research Experience
- Assistant Professor, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, Agust 2023 to till date
- Instructor (Biology Discipline) at the Undergraduate Programme, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru-560 012, 2018-2022
- Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biotechnology, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India, 2015-2017
- Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, Kerala, India, 2013-2015
Honors and Awards
- Junior research fellowship conducted by Department of Biotechnology, Delhi, India
- CSIR, NET- Lectureship, Life sciences, December 2006 and 2007.
Research areas
- Plant Biotechnology, Characterization of mangrove microbial communities
- Protein expression and Purification
Research outcomes
a. Research grants
Ongoing
- Crescent seed money- Screening of Mangrove Plant’s exudates and latexes for PR proteins and their characterization. Seed money 2025-2026, Rs: 85,000
b. Publications
- International journals: 3
- National journals: 1
- Conference presentations: 1
M.Sc/M.Tech Project: 2
| S.No | Name of the student | Title of the thesis | Year of completion | Outcome |
| 1 | Ahamed Afzal S | Evaluation of antifungal potential of plant exudates against fruits and vegetables spoilage fungi. | 2024 | – |
| 2 | Abdur Rahman | Isolation and characterization of bacteria from mangrove sediment soil for bioactive compounds. | 2025 | – |
